Hi, guys and gals. Question: Who was Danny Bailey? Taupin's lyrics show him to be a moonshiner. Was he killed by Dillinger? Did he really exist? What's the story? Thanks for your help, again, once more.

Danny Bailey is indeed an invention by Bernie Taupin! In the DVD "Classic Albums - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (released by Eagle Rock Entertainment) he says about the song: "Danny Bailey is John Dillinger, or Pretty Boy Floyd... He is my composite gangster. I just love creating characters!"